McGill wins bid to host 2011 soccer championship
MONTREAL – McGill University has won its bid to host the national women’s soccer championship in 2011. Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Monday the winning bids for 13 upcoming CIS championships in cross country, soccer, swimming, track and field and volleyball.
McGill has hosted 19 previous CIS championships, including the inaugural CIS women’s soccer tourney in 1987 and also held the event in 1993 and 2003. The Martlets have reached the gold-medal final on five occasions but are still looking for that elusive first Gladys Bean memorial trophy.
Other CIS competitions hosted by McGill include track & field (2008, 2007, 2000, 1999), cross-country running (1996, 1992), women’s hockey (2005, 2004), men’s soccer (2004, 1998, 1987, 1982), women’s field hockey (1988, 1977), swimming (1979) and women’s basketball (1973).
Sherbrooke and Laval each secured three of the 13 events up for grabs. Sherbrooke was the selection committee’s choice for the 2010 CIS cross-country running championships, the 2011 track and field Nationals and the 2013 women’s volleyball tournament, while Quebec City will welcome cross-country in 2011, men’s soccer in 2012 and men’s volleyball in 2013.
Other successful bidders include Victoria, a double winner with men’s soccer heading west in 2011 and women’s soccer following in 2012, as well as Calgary (swimming 2011), Manitoba (track and field 2012), McMaster (women’s volleyball 2012) and Queen’s (men’s volleyball 2012), all set to hold one CIS event.
“CIS student-athletes are the big winners in this round of bid selections in that the calibre of the bids were outstanding,” says CIS chief executive officer Marg McGregor. “The upcoming championships promise to be student-athlete centred and set new standards of excellence.”
“It is exciting that we will be showcasing our CIS women’s volleyball in Ontario for the first time in over 15 years, and we are also thrilled to take our men’s volleyball championship to Queen’s and its brand new facilities for the first time ever in 2012,” McGregor added.
CIS championship hosts (cross country, soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball):
Cross Country
2009: Queen’s
2010: Sherbrooke (awarded in June 2009)
2011: Laval (awarded in June 2009)
Women’s soccer
2009: Toronto
2010: UPEI
2011: McGill (awarded in June 2009)
2012: Victoria (awarded in June 2009)
Men’s soccer
2009: Trinity Western
2010: Toronto
2011: Victoria (awarded in June 2009)
2012: Laval (awarded in June 2009)
Swimming
2010: Toronto
2011: Calgary (awarded in June 2009)
Track & Field
2010: Windsor
2011: Sherbrooke (awarded in June 2009)
2012: Manitoba (awarded in June 2009)
Women’s volleyball
2010: Alberta
2011: Laval
2012: McMaster (awarded in June 2009)
2013: Sherbrooke (awarded in June 2009)
Men’s volleyball
2010: Thompson Rivers
2011: Trinity Western
2012: Queen’s (awarded in June 2009)
2013: Laval (awarded in June 2009)
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman Communications Officer Athletics
& Recreation McGill University514-398-7012
(Tel.) www.mcgill.ca/athletics
or
Michel Bélanger
CIS Communications Manager
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger [at] universitysport.ca